7,000 miles away, 31st MEU Marines, Sailors complete DSCA mission on Tinian as Corps turns 243 [Image 6 of 22]

TINIAN, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

11.14.2018

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

Col. Robert Brodie thanks Lance Cpl. Annie Bowes for her efforts after a ceremony marking the end of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s mission as part of the U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 14, 2018. Brodie is the commanding officer of the 31st MEU and Bowes is a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU and CLB-31 assisted the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and local and civil authorities on Tinian to deliver aid to Tinians affected by Super Typhoon Yutu, which struck here Oct. 25 as the second strongest storm to ever hit U.S. soil. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU and CLB-31 arrived on Tinian Oct. 29-31 to lead relief efforts on Tinian in response to Yutu as part of Task Force-West. TF-W is leading the Department of Defense’s efforts to assist CNMI’s local and civil authorities provide critical assistance for citizens devastated by Yutu. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.14.2018
• Date Posted: 11.14.2018 05:07
• Photo ID: 4899825
• VIRIN: 181114-M-PJ332-161
• Resolution: 1200x800
• Size: 1.16 MB
• Location: TINIAN, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, MP